Chapter 433: A Month Of Grinding During thirty days of relentless work, Noah’s shop had expanded its reach to various kingdoms across the continent. He had sold half of his supplies to Esta at heavily discounted prices—strengthening his primary base of operations and building unshakeable loyalty—while selling the other half to distant kingdoms at standard rates through King Aldric’s wholesale distribution network. The result was nothing short of astonishing. Noah had deliberately ignored profit maximization during this period, instead focusing entirely on trying to push every single auto-maker to level 5 maximum capacity. Through sheer volume of sales and the experience gained from each transaction, he had succeeded. Every single auto-maker was currently operating at maximum speed and efficiency, producing at rates that would have seemed impossible just a month ago. Esta had already produced countless new grandmasters through consumption of Noah’s enhancement items. Warriors who had been stuck at adept rank for years finally broke through. Young prodigies accelerated their advancement by decades. The kingdom’s military strength had increased exponentially, transforming it from a regional power into a genuine continental threat. And Noah himself had reached peak grandmaster stage—the absolute pinnacle of power to be achieved within this world. His companions had advanced alongside him. Whether it was Alyssa with her terrifying swordsmanship, Kip with his elemental magic, Valeria, or Princess Elara—they had all consumed enough enhancement items and engaged in sufficient combat training to reach grandmaster rank themselves. Noah’s inner circle now consisted entirely of practitioners who could each single-handedly determine the outcome of wars between normal kingdoms. — Host: Noah Carter Age: 28 Shop Level: 2 Daily Revenue: $4,153,000 (or equivalent) Current Assets: $1.3 Billion Shop Points: 93,490 Attributes: Strength: 5500, Vitality: 5500, Intelligence: 5500, Agility: 5500 Skills: [Level 25:] Mana Control, Aura, Wind Manipulation, Body Tempering, Swordsmanship, Fire Manipulation [Level 5:] Photographic Memory, Programming, Finance, Law, Medicine, Surviving on Ramen, Cooking, Gaming — Tier 0 Items: [Auto-Baker: Level 5 | 16/Hr | Max Stock 384 | 1000/1000 EXP] [Auto-IceTea: Level 5 | 8/Hr | Max Stock 192 | 1000/1000 EXP] Tier 1 Premium Items: [Auto-ProteinBar: Level 5 | 8/Hr | Max Stock 192 | 1000/1000 EXP] [Auto-EnergyDrink: Level 5 | 8/Hr | Max Stock 192 | 1000/1000 EXP] [Auto-BeefJerky: Level 5 | 8/Hr | Max Stock 192 | 1000/1000 EXP] [Auto-RiceCake: Level 5 | 8/Hr | Max Stock 192 | 1000/1000 EXP] Tier 2 Premium Items: [Auto-InstantCoffee: Level 5 | 8/Hr | Max Stock 192 | 1000/1000 EXP] [Auto-HerbTea: Level 5 | 8/Hr | Max Stock 192 | 1000/1000 EXP] [Auto-RoseCandy: Level 5 | 8/Hr | Max Stock 192 | 1000/1000 EXP] [Auto-LuxurySmoothie: Level 5 | 8/Hr | Max Stock 192 | 1000/1000 EXP] [Auto-WarriorShake: Level 5 | 8/Hr | Max Stock 192 | 1000/1000 EXP] — The financial results were equally impressive. During this thirty-day grinding period, Noah had generated massive revenue from two primary sources: Daily Income (passive): $124,590,000 total over thirty days Direct Sales Revenue: $199,780,000 from selling items across all the leveling periods The breakdown of how long each item took to reach maximum level and the total coins earned during that progression told the story of Noah’s approach: +-------------------+-------------------+--------------+ | Item | Days to Level 5 | Total Golden Coins | +-------------------+-------------------+--------------+ | Protein Bar | 22 | 156,600 | | Energy Drink | 23 | 158,400 | | Beef Jerky | 23 | 158,400 | | Rice Cake | 24 | 160,200 | | Instant Coffee | 25 | 324,000 | | Herb Tea | 25 | 324,000 | | Rose Candy | 28 | 334,800 | | Luxury Smoothie| 29 | 338,400 | | Warrior Shake | 30 | 324,000 | +-------------------+-------------------+--------------+ Combined total revenue for the month: over $323 million. His current liquid assets had grown to $1.3 billion when accounting for the Earth-based wealth from Sand’s family plus accumulated shop profits. Noah had transformed from a struggling programmer to someone who controlled more wealth than most corporations, all while building military and political power that transcended mere money. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖 — Staring at his updated status screen, Noah felt immense satisfaction wash over him. He had spent the entire month grinding relentlessly—traveling to different kingdoms to establish distribution networks, training constantly to push his attributes and skills higher, managing complex political relationships, and coordinating wholesale partnerships. Everything he had done was for this moment, and this moment alone. Even his skills, he made sure to learn new skills and improve his current ones. His stats had reached the maximum possible stats for this world too. He had finally reached all the requirements needed to evolve the shop to Level 3 and step into another tier of power entirely. But before triggering that upgrade, he had unfinished business to handle. Noah turned to look at Lola, who stood beside him in his shop. The succubus princess had been his constant companion through this entire journey, fighting alongside him, managing business operations, and waiting patiently for the day when they would finally be strong enough to reclaim what had been stolen from her. That day had arrived. "Are you ready to claim back what was yours?" Noah asked with a confident smile. Lola’s face transformed with a bright smile that could topple planets, her ruby eyes gleaming with anticipation of long-delayed vengeance and justice. "Yes, honey!" Noah felt his eye twitch slightly at the teasing endearment she’d been using increasingly often during their month together. ’Still teasing me? Huh? Well, I’ll punish you when everything is over,’ he thought internally, though his expression remained composed. He had grew to understand his feelings for Lola for the past month. He was no longer afraid of finally taking the next step, but before doing so, he wanted to fulfil his promise to her. He channelled wind magic throughout his body, the element responding instantly to his peak grandmaster-level manipulation. His feet lifted from the ground as currents of air supported his weight, allowing him to fly with ease Together, they rose into the air and began flying toward the demon kingdom of Lilin at tremendous speed, the landscape blurring beneath them as wind magic propelled Noah forward at velocities that would have been impossible just months ago. Lola, the exiled princess of the Lilin demon kingdom, was about to restore her family’s honor and exact revenge on Prince Malphas and his father King Asmodeus for their treachery, assassination of her parents, and theft of her rightful throne. And this time, she wouldn’t be facing them alone or underpowered.